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Research focus

FfAME is a non-profit center for innovative polydisciplinary research in science and technology, emphasizing distinctive combinations of the molecular, life and planetary sciences.

DNA Technology and Systems Biology

FfAME is researching technologies to make DNA sequencing cheaper, synthesize genes faster, and support a new generation of genomics research and personalized medicine.

Synthetic Biology and Artificial Darwinian Systems

FfAME scientists have developed the first artificial genetic systems capable of reproduction, evolution, and adaptation. Now, in collaboration with the Harvard Medical School and Scripps, the Foundation hosts one of three NSF Chemical Bonding Centers, seeking to create completely artificial Darwinian chemical systems.

Human Medical Genomics

The planetary histories of diseases help diagnose and treat infectious and geriatric causes. Gout, hypertension, inflammation, and obesity all arise from events in the past 60 million years of primate evolution.